Hand weaving device



Aug. 7, 1951 G. A. BELLIN HAND WEAVING DEVICE Flled Sept so 1948 IN V EN TOR. (fa rlk/ fl Eel/1W BY Patented Aug. 7, 1951 Gabriel A. Bellin, New York, N. Y., assignor to.

Tipweeve Com, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application September 30, 1948, Serial No. 51,910

1 Claim. (Cl. 139-1) This invention relates to an improved means for weaving without the use of a loom.

It is an object of the invention to provide a means whereby fabrics may be manually woven easily and successfully by persons of but ordinary skill.

It is an object of the invention to provide a means whereby fabrics of simple or novelty weave may be made with no more effort and skill, for example, than is required in knitting or crocheting.

It is an object of the invention to provide a simplified means whereby the filler thread may be woven about a plurality of long warps to produce an elongate tape of woven fabric which may itself be made into the finished product or combined with similar tapes or other materials to form the finished product.

It is an object of the invention to provide a simplified means whereby novelty weaves may be readily produced.

A preferred form of the invention comprehends the use of warp threads having short stiffened end portions, said warp threads being arranged for removable association with relatively longer, smooth walled, extensions. Such extensions, for example, may be small-diameter plastic rods having at one end an axial hole to frictionally receive the ferrule or other stiffener at the end of the warp.

The weaver assembles a plurality of said threads and extensions-for example three or four of them--and holds them in one hand in parallel relationship. Then by interweaving the woof thread back and forth about the extensions she can build up a suitable length on the extensions and then slide such length downwardly off the extension pieces on to the warps. The process is repeated until the warps are filled to the desired extent. A new set of woven warps may then be prepared, and any desired number of such woven strips may be disposed side by side and mutually secured by stitching or the like, or a single strip may be coiled on itself to provide a circular or rectangular mat-like form or combined with other fabrics, as desired. The ferrules at the ends of the warps are, of course, discarded by clipping them.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. l is a perspective of an extension piece;

Fig. 2 is a somewhat schematic view of said extension piece applied to three warp threads and a woof being woven upon the extension pieces;

Fig. 3 is a representation of a completed strip therefrom; and i Fig. 4 is a somewhat schematic representation showing the step of sewing two woven strips together.

Referring now to the drawings for a more complete description of the invention, Fig. 2 shows three warps [0 having aflixed to either or both ends the respective ferrules II. The warp threads may be of any conveniently handled length; I have found that threads 4 or 5 feet in length are not unwieldy for the reason that the operator works only with one of the end portions thereof.

For association with the warps I provide rigid, smooth walled, extensions I2 which may advantageously comprise plastic rods about t inches in length and 1% inch in diameter (it being understood that such dimensions are illustrative only and not critical), one end of each said extension being provided with an axial hole l4 within which the respective ferrules will frictionally fit. Preferably, as appears in Fig. 2, the ferrules do not become completely telescoped within the rods so that the operator may grip the ferrules after she has slipped the woven woof thread off the extensions and on to the adjacent ends of the warps.

The filler or woof thread I5 may be knotted about one of the extensions I2 in any suitable fashion and then interwoven about the three extensions until an inch or more of weaving has been completed. It will be understood, of course, that Figs. 2 and 3, for purposes of illustration, have shown the weaving as being loosely done, whereas in fact it may be as tight as is necessary or convenient. After the thread l5 has been interwoven on the extension pieces, the extension pieces are cleared by sliding the thread downwardly over the ends of the ferrules H and on to the upper end of the woof threads ID. The operator then repeats the process as frequently as is necessary to produce the desired length of woven strip, moving the woven filler downwardly on the warp threads as necessary.

After the Woven strip has been completed, the ferrules may be cut therefrom. According to the ultimate product, the woven strips may be used as bordering or binding material, arranged in parallel relationship and joined together by sewing or lacing, as shown in Fig. 4, or may be joined end to end and arranged Flemish coil fashion, etc.

It should be understood that the term thread used in the specification connotes not merely threads of the nature of spun or twisted filaments, but leather thongs, narrow strips of cloth or similar materials, yarns, raflia, and the like. 1

Thus, among others, the several objects of the invention as aforenoted are achieved. Obviously numerous changes in construction and rearrangements of the parts might be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the claim.

I claim:

an apparatus for making woven articles by providing the ends of a plurality of Warp threads with a stiff and piece, weaving woof filler threads in and out around aligned stifi end pieces and sliding the Woven filler strand from the stiff end pieces down onto the attached warp threads, in combination stiff end pieces consisting of relatively short ferrules clamped on the ends of said warp threads, frictionaleouter surfaces on said ferrules, relatively long elongated extension pieces having sleek, continuous Walls, a closed end of said elongated extension pieces, and a small diameter axial hole internally bored at the other end of said extension pieces adapted to telescopically receive and frictionally retain said ferrule in coaxial relationship whereby said Warp threads are removably appended to said bored end of said extension pieces and thus appended receive said inturning filler threads frem said extension pieces GABRIEL A. BELLIN.

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